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| Michelle Obama talks about the importance of voting at the "When We All Vote" rally in Miami on Friday. The former first lady is to take part in a "Today" show special celebrating International Day of the Girl next week. Photo by Gary I Rothstein/UPI |
By Karen Butler, UPI
Former first lady Michelle Obama and singers Kelly Clarkson, Jennifer Hudson and Meghan Trainor are confirmed for a Today show special celebrating International Day of the Girl on Oct. 11.
Obama is expected to make an announcement related to global adolescent girls' education during a live, sit-down chat with Savannah Guthrie and Hoda Kotb, NBC said in a press release Monday.
Clarkson, Hudson and Trainor are scheduled to perform during the event and Today contributor Jenna Bush Hager is slated to introduce a series of stories she is working on about girls' education around the world.
The hourlong program is to start at 8 a.m. ET.
.@kelly_clarkson, @IAMJHUD and @Meghan_Trainor will also be here for a live concert, performing in front of an audience of girls from across the country, to celebrate International Day of the Girl! #DayOfTheGirlTODAY pic.twitter.com/Tl5I5EGRCw— TODAY (@TODAYshow) October 1, 2018
